Ester 2:21
Konteks2:21 In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan 1 and Teresh, 2 two of the king’s eunuchs who protected the entrance, 3 became angry and plotted to assassinate 4 King Ahasuerus.
Ester 3:3
Konteks3:3 Then the servants of the king who were at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you violating the king’s commandment?”
Ester 5:5
Konteks5:5 The king replied, “Find Haman quickly so that we can do as Esther requests.”
So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
[2:21] 1 tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthana,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 6:2.
[2:21] 2 tc The LXX does not include the names “Bigthan and Teresh” here.
[2:21] 3 tn Heb “guarders of the threshold”; NIV “who guarded the doorway.”
[2:21] 4 tn Heb “sought to send a hand against”; CEV “decided to kill.”